Reverend Al Sharpton to Keynote Annual Diversity Breakfast in Washington

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The breakfast is cohosted each year by NLC's constituency groups: the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO); the Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials; the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Local Officials; the Hispanic Elected Local Officials; and Women in Municipal Government. The event will also feature the presentation of the annual NBC-LEO City Cultural Diversity Awards.

Fully open to the press, the Congressional City Conference is the annual legislative meeting of the National League of Cities, designed to inform city leaders about federal policy issues, while providing an opportunity for city leaders to bring local concerns to their congressional delegations, the Administration, and federal agency leadership in Washington, DC. Over 1,600 city leaders will attend the conference.

Who:

Reverend Al Sharpton, Host of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation" and Founder, National Action Network

What: 

Celebrate Diversity Breakfast at NLC's Congressional City Conference

When: 

Monday, March 11, 7:30 – 9:00 AM

Where: 

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC

Thurgood Marshall West and South Rooms

RSVP: 

Gregory Minchak, NLC, minchak@nlc.org or 202-626-3003

Ally Freeman, NLC, freeman@nlc.org or 202-626-3186

The National League of Cities is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.

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CONTACT: Gregory Minchak, +1-202-626-3003, minchak@nlc.org, or Allyson Freeman, +1-202-626-3186, freeman@nlc.org

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- March 8, 2013/

SOURCE National League of Cities